It took until the 87th minute for England's captain to get a clear sight of goal, and when the chance finally arrived, Harry Kane blazed over from eight yards. The rebound had dropped invitingly after Nico O'Reilly's header crashed against the crossbar. That moment, as the Mirror put it, 'summed up England's afternoon'.
Thomas Tuchel's side had dominated possession but found Ghana's defence impenetrable in a 0-0 draw at the 2026 World Cup in Boston. 'We found it difficult to break down their defence,' the England manager admitted after the match.
“England struggled to break down Ghana's defence in a 0-0 draw, with Harry Kane missing a late sitter.”
Ghana executed a clear plan, with Thomas Partey tracking Kane closely whenever he dropped into deeper areas. Kane responded intelligently, attempting to drag the midfielder out of position to create space for runners beyond him, but England 'never really found a way to exploit the space', according to the Mirror. The article argued that Tuchel should have deployed Ivan Toney as a 'special ops' Plan B to provide a different threat.
Off the pitch, tensions boiled over. The Standard reported a fiery half-time exchange between Jude Bellingham and Ghana boss Carlos Queiroz, with Queiroz later blaming Bellingham for the X-rated row.
England now face a critical match against Panama, needing to find a solution to their attacking woes. Tuchel's side remain unbeaten in the tournament but will know that such bluntness against stronger opposition could prove costly.